Afghanistan vs Australia Prediction
Jun 01, 2019
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
County Ground Bristol - Ashley Down, England
AFG
AUS
AFG vs AUS Betting Tips
- Defending champions Australia's 2019 Cricket World Cup campaign starts against the lowest-ranked team in this year's tournament, Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan did beat Pakistan in Bristol in the first of their two warm-up matches, however - proving they can improve on their only previous World Cup showing in 2015.
- Australia have hit form at the right time though, winning both warm-up games to prove that too.
AFG vs AUS Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Australia are favorites to win
Who Will Win Afghanistan vs Australia, ICC CWC 2019?
Afghanistan and Australia get their 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup campaigns under way at the County Ground, Bristol. The match is scheduled for June 1 and the live action begins at 13:30 local time.
AFG vs AUS, ICC CWC 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Fox Sports, Star Sports, Ten Cricket, Super Sports, ESPN Caribbean, BTV, GTV, ATN Cricket Plus, Willow TV
Live streaming: Sky Go, Now TV, Hotstar, Kayo, SonyLiv
AFG vs AUS Toss Prediction
Neither side won the toss in their two warm-up games, but Afghanistan won in Bristol bowling first and could elect to do the same again if given the chance.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Afghanistan vs Australia, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019....
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Shahzad is an injury doubt for Afghanistan’s opening game after the big-hitting opener suffered a hamstring injury in their first warm-up game. Noor Ali Zadran opened in the second warm-up game, against England. Hazratullah Zazai also looked to be suffering with a hamstring problem in the first game but was back at the top of the order with Zadran for the second. Afghanistan’s biggest selection question will be whether they can find room for a third spinner in Mujeeb Ur Rahman or opt for another paceman.
AFG Key Players
Their rise up the world rankings has seen Afghanistan uncover some notable gems, not least Rashid Khan – the top-ranked all-rounder in ODI cricket. Khan took 2-27 in the warm-up win against Pakistan and has 125 wickets in 56 ODI innings.
Another gem is Hazratullah Zazai, who has made headlines for his big-hitting in the last 12 months. He scored a rapid 49 in the win against Pakistan, while his recent innings include an unbeaten 162 in a T20 thrashing of Ireland.Mohammad Nabi offers experience with bat and ball, meanwhile, and the return of Hamid Hassan in time for the World Cup 2019 means they have a genuine paceman in their attack too.
Hashmatullah Shahidi looks to have found batting form ahead of the tournament too, meanwhile – he hit unbeaten half-centuries in wins against Scotland and Pakistan.
AFG Team Form
Though they were thrashed in their final warm-up game against England – bowled out for 160 on their way to a nine-wicket defeat – Afghanistan laid down a marker with their three-wicket warm-up win against Pakistan.
Their tour of Britain and Ireland for this tournament started with victory against Scotland – Rahmat Shah’s century helping them to 269/3 in reply to 325/7 when the rain came, which earned a two-run win on the DLS method.
Afghanistan also played Ireland twice in Belfast, bouncing back from defeat in their first game by winning the second – scoring 305/7 and bowling the hosts out for 179.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan
Australia Team News & Playing 11
AUS Team News
After all three sat out of Australia’s opening warm-up game, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummings and Glenn Maxwell returned against Sri Lanka and are likely to start the opening game. The biggest question since his selection has been whether David Warner will open with Aaron Finch. Usman Khawaja excelled at number two last time out, which could mean Warner bats three. If he does, Shaun Marsh may miss out altogether.
AUS Key Players
Steve Smith has proved his quality on his return to the Australia team. His century against England in the first warm-up match followed a run of big half-centuries in the warm-up series against New Zealand and unofficial match with West Indies.
Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja and David Warner are competing for the two opening spots. The former two were integral to Australia’s success against India and Pakistan, while the latter was one of the star men of the IPL.
Glenn Maxwell is in good form at number five, batting well against New Zealand and offering a spin option with the ball too.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc lead the bowling attack, meanwhile. Cummins was in outstanding form against India and followed up his 14 wickets in that series with seven across two matches against New Zealand.
AUS Team Form
Australia won both of their official warm-up matches for the World Cup – Steve Smith’s century helping them beat England by 12 runs before Usman Khawaja led the chase of 240 to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets last time out.
They also played an unofficial warm-up match against West Indies and won that too – bowling them out for 229 on their way to a seven-wicket win. Australia previously beat New Zealand 2-1 in a warm-up series, to follow up their 5-0 whitewash of Pakistan in their most recent full ODI series.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon
AFG vs AUS Team Form in Last Five Matches
AFG : W L W L W
AUS : W W W W W
Afghanistan vs Australia Head to Head
Afghanistan and Australia have played twice before in ODI cricket. Australia have won both, with Mitchell Starc claiming 4-47 in a 66-run win in Sharjah in 2012 before David Warner turned it on when they met at the last World Cup. On that occasion, in Australia, Warner hit 178 and Steve Smith (95) and Glenn Maxwell (88) as they posted 417/6. Afghanistan were all out for 142 in reply.
| Matches Played | AFG Won | AUS Won | Tie | No Result |
| 02 | 0 | 02 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan vs Australia Betting Odds
Australia are huge favourites to open their 2019 Cricket World Cup campaign with a win against Afghanistan. The defending champions are 1.06 to win with Betway and a best price of 1.10 with Bet365. You can get as high as 7.50 with Betway on Afghanistan to win.
David Warner is 3.75 to be their top batsman with Bet365, while Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja are 4.50. Steve Smith is in supreme form, meanwhile, and should be backed at 4.50.
With the ball, Mitchell Starc has previous against Afghanistan and is 3.50 to be Australia’s top bowler with Bet365. Pat Cummins is their in-form bowler, however, and can be backed at 4.50.
Hazratullah Zazai is 5.00 to be Afghanistan’s top batsman and in-form Hashmatullah Shahidi is 9.00.
With the ball, Rashid Khan is unsurprisingly Afghanistan’s favourite to be their top bowler. He is 2.20 with Bet365. To back both Khan and Cummins to be their respective team’s top bowler, you can get 11.00 with Betway’s #betyourway.
Australia to win, Smith to score 50 and Cummins to take over 1.5 wickets is 3.00 with #betyourway.
🏆 Afghanistan vs Australia Prediction
While Afghanistan have improved massively since being thrashed by Australia in the World Cup four years ago, the defending champions are still huge favourites to win this game and should do exactly that.
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